Aug 25 (Reuters) - Wall Street reversed course to eke out
small gains on late on Thursday morning as financial stocks
gained after two more Federal Reserve officials said the case
for an interest rate hike was strengthening.

Their comments followed the hawkish tone set by key Fed
policymakers in recent days and came ahead of Fed Chair Janet
Yellen's speech on Friday at Jackson Hole, which will be
assessed to see if she takes an aggressive stance.

"I do think it is time to move that rate," Kansas City Fed
President and voting member, Esther George, told CNBC, while
Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan said the central bank was
"moving toward being able to take another step."

Following the comments, traders sharply increased their
expectations hike in September to 24 percent from 18 percent,
while they are pricing in a roughly 55 percent chance of a
December hike, according to CME Group's FedWatch program.
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